Calendar for Monday, Jan. 16,. 2012

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER / AMARILLO GLOBE-NEWS Canyon's iconic roadside attraction, Tex Randall, looks worse for wear along U.S. Highway 60. The city is planning for a roadside park and restoration of the 47-foot tall cowboy.

Amarillo City Commission: 3 p.m. Commission Chamber, Amarillo City Hall, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave. Commissioners will consider a petition for the annexation of almost 321 acres of undeveloped land in the vicinity of Soncy Road/Loop 335 and Hillside Road. Commissioners will gather for a public work session at 1:30 p.m. in the Commission Conference Room, Room 303.

Amarillo Independent School District: 6 p.m. Education Support Center, 7200 W. Interstate 40. The board will consider adopting policies regarding end-of-course exams and entering an agreement with Amarillo College for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant program.

Bushland ISD: 6:30 p.m. Elementary Building, 2300 Wells St. The board will act on the renewal of the superintendent’s contract. It also will hold a special closed-session meeting at 5 p.m. for superintendent evaluation.

Amarillo Stormwater Drainage Utility Public Meeting: 7 p.m. San Jacinto Elementary School, 3400 S.W. Fourth Ave. City officials and consultants will provide information about the potential creation of a stormwater drainage utility and an associated fee to pay for drainage system maintenance.

Thursday

Canyon ISD: 7 p.m. Central Administration Office, 3301 N. 23rd St. The board will conduct the superintendent’s evaluation and form a superintendent contract and compensation committee.

Amarillo Stormwater Drainage Utility Public Meeting: 7 p.m. Puckett Elementary School, 6700 Oakhurst Drive. City officials and consultants will provide information about the potential creation of a stormwater drainage utility and an associated fee to pay for drainage system maintenance.

Friday

Amarillo Local Government Corp. Board of Directors: 9 a.m. Room 303, Amarillo City Hall, 509 S.E. Seventh Ave. Board members will meet with officials from the city of Midland to discuss Amarillo’s past, present and future plans for downtown redevelopment and the role of the local government corporation in redevelopment. There may be a quorum of the Amarillo board present, but there will be no business discussed, except as incidental to the conversation with Midland officials, and no votes will be taken.